ESPN has suspended Rob Parker for his controversial racial comments
about Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III on Thursday’s
episode of “First Take.”

The network made the announcement Friday morning, saying Parker has
been suspended “until further notice” and there will be a “full review,”
per John Ourand of Sports Business Journal.

“Is he a brother or is he a cornball brother?” Parker said on “First
Take.” When asked to elaborate, Parker continued. “Well, he’s black, he
kind of does his thing. But he’s not really down with the cause, he’s
not one of us. He’s kind of black. But he’s not really the guy you’d
really want to hang out with because he’s off to do something else.”
While his comments sparked outrage on social media platforms, Parker
took to Twitter and called some of his critics “uneducated” and “silly.”